Raymond Flannery

Committee Officer

Special Meeting, Cabinet - Thursday 31st July 2025 6.30 pm

At a special cabinet meeting, Boston Borough Council agreed to partner with East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council in developing a proposal for local government reorganisation, and also approved operational arrangements for a home energy advice service. The cabinet also discussed and approved a finance update, a performance and risk report, and an update on the Plan for Neighbourhoods.

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 17th July 2025 6.30 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership's (SELCP) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, the South and East Lincolnshire Council's Crowdfunding Scheme, and the Partnership Body Worn Video Policy. Also on the agenda was the Quarter 4 2024/25 Performance and Risk Report, and the committee's work programme and forward plan.

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Audit & Governance Committee - Monday 7th July 2025 6.30 pm

The Audit and Governance Committee of Boston Borough Council met on 7 July 2025, receiving reports on capital projects, internal audits, risk management, treasury activities, governance, and financial statements. The committee agreed to review and approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25 and scrutinise the Annual Treasury Report 2024/25.

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 17th June 2025 6.30 pm

The Boston Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Plan for Neighbourhoods and an update on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The committee heard that Boston is to receive £20 million over the next 10 years as part of the government's Plan for Neighbourhoods programme, and that the council has received £450,000 in capacity funding to help prepare the plans. The committee also received an update on the council's enforcement activity in relation to HMOs, and discussed the upcoming Renters Rights Bill. The committee agreed to note the report on HMOs and the Plan for Neighbourhoods, and to discuss them further at a workshop on 3 July 2025.

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 29th May 2025 6.30 pm

The Boston Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy, a joint scrutiny of the Partnership Enviro Crime Enforcement Contract, and the committee's work programme. The committee agreed to note the Enviro Crime Enforcement Contract report and its recommendations, and to alter and bring back the EDI report with more input from scrutiny. The committee also discussed adding the Lincolnshire Police's Peel report and highways issues to the work programme.